Hindu Mob Tears Off Roof of Christian Family's Home in India, Cuts Utilities
Around 8 a.m. on July 2, roughly 100 anti-Christian activists surrounded the home of a Christian farmer in Chhattisgarh, India, identified by the pseudonym Kamal Sinha, demanding he undergo Ghar Wapsi, a Hindu reconversion ceremony. When Sinha refused, the mob, led by three named individuals, climbed onto his roof and tore it apart, destroying the family's harvested crops and leaving seven household members exposed to heavy monsoon rain. One mob leader told Sinha, "By becoming Christians, you have polluted the village and defiled our gods and goddesses."
In the weeks that followed, the family's water and electricity were cut off and they were forced to close the small grocery shop they relied on for income. The incident is part of a broader pattern in Chhattisgarh, where International Christian Concern says hundreds of Christian families have been forcibly evicted from their villages after refusing Ghar Wapsi, with many now living in temporary shelters in nearby forests.
